**Siesta Celebration is January 20-21, 2012**
Hey Sweet Things!
We’ve made it to September 1st! That is great news for those of us who live in 3-digit temperatures for most of August! It won’t be an eternity before cool breezes start blowing golden leaves off the trees. I love Autumn best of all seasons. Bring it on, Jesus! September 1st is also great news for those of us planning to attend our SSMT Grand Celebration in January! We’re getting closer and closer to our big weekend. I hope so much that many of you will be able to come. We at LPM are making big plans toward it. Travis will be there to lead us in worship and he and I talked last weekend in Salt Lake City about how we can hardly wait.
Since my last post went on…and on…and on…and on, I will keep this one short and sweet. I don’t think I’ve ever relished my memory work more than this year. God has caused the Scriptures in my bones to spring to life in my heart these last 8 months and I pray that the same is true for you. Here’s mine this time around:
Beth, Houston. “Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul, and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when He appears.” 1 Peter 2:11-12 The NET Bible.
I’m crazy about you guys! Keep hiding those Scriptures in your heart. THEY MATTER.
And you matter. You are so deeply loved by the Lord Jesus. May He reveal Himself to you this day.
Victoria, Greenbrier AR
You received Christ Jesus the Lord, so continue to live as Christ’s people. Sink your roots in him and build on him. Be strengthened by the faith that you were taught, overflow with thanksgiving.
Colossians 2:6-7 (GOD’S WORD translation)
Diane – Chesapeake, VA
“I trust you, LORD, and I claim you as my God.
My life is in your hands.”
Psalm 31: 14-15a CEV
Kelly Snodgrass
Rogersville, TN
Luke 9:23. ESV
And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. “
Deanne, Laguna Hills, CA
“so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have the power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.”
Ephesians 3:17-18
Teresa, Semmes, AL. 2 Samuel 22:31 NLT God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to Him for protection.
Beth C, Huntsville, AL
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. Psalm 34:8 (NIV)
Cindy, Gold Canyon, AZ. “We are assured and know that (God being a partner in their labor) all things work together and are (fitting into a plan) for good to and for those who love God and are called according to (His) design and purpose.” Romans 8:28 AMP
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:12, NIV
Joy – Whitehouse, TX
Psalm 139:23 NIV
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Shelly, Lakeville, “Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me.” John 14:21, NIV
Carol, Hartley, Iowa
Colossians 2:6-7
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strenghtened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. NIV
Sandy, Lexington, KY
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; Trust also in me.” John 14:1
Rogers, AR “Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.” James 5:13,14 NIV
Colette, Mesa, AZ.
“The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the Word of our God stands forever.”
Isaiah 40:8 NIV
Tiffany, ATL
For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:2 ESV
Betsy Roberts – Antwerp, OH
I am a Heir of GOD and Co-Heir with Jesus Christ!!
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance!
Psalm 16:6 (ESV)
Michele
North Oaks MN
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 26:3
Stephanie, Winder, GA
For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end-it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will note delay.
Habakkuk 2:3 (ESV)
Lindsay, Wenatchee
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
Heb. 10:23, NIV
Bekah from Marion, IN – So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good. 1 Peter 4:19 – NIV
Kimberly, Ocoee FL. “Let no man say when hi is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every mon is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. James 1:13-15 KJV
Paula – Albertville, AL
Show me Your ways, LORD, teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long.
Psalm 25:4-5 NIV
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1
Valerie, Louisville KY
1 Peter 1:13 NLT
So think clearly and exercise self control. Look forward to the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.
So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
-1 Corinthians 10:12-13 (NIV84)
Heidi – Lancaster, PA
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
Isaiah 55:8-9 NIV
Karessa, Peoria, IL: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 NIV
Berni, Albuquerque
“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.” Zechariah 4:10 NLT
Bridget In Phoenix Ephesians 5:18b-20 ESV
18b… but be filled with the Spirit,
19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,
20 giving thanks alswys and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jana,Brenham, TX
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
Ephesians 4:29, NIV
Joni, Princeton WV
1 Peter 3:3-4 NKJV
Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel- rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.
Kim, Dinwiddie,VA
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
Luke 6:36-38, NIV
Christine, California. Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6 NIV
Erin, Lolo, MT “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12 NIV
Chrissy, Clemmons, NC:
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Colossians 3:23-24, NIV(84)
Gretchen, Thousand Oaks, CA 1 Peter 2:11-12
Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul, and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers they may see your good deeds and glorify God when He appears.
“For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.”
Isaiah 41:13 NIV
Kay
Tupelo, MS
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were seated for the day of redemption.
Eph 4:30
NIV
Bridget,Cadillac “The Lord will protect that which concerns me.” NIV
Vicki, Surprise, AZ
You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word. Psalm 119:114 NIV
“Therefore prepare your minds for action, be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.” I Peter 1:13 NIV
Pam in San Diego
Heather, Wilmington, DE.
“If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. ” John 8:31-32. NIV
katie g
knoxville, tn
“Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.”
2 Corinthians 5:9 NASB
Ruth, Westerville Oh
“The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
Kim
Orange City
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
Hebrews 7:25 NIV
linde, dallas
psalm 139:23-24 NIV
23 Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
Emily, Kalispell MT.
Isaiah 40:31 KJV
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strenth; they shall mount up with wings as easles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.”
Laura from Canton MI
Isaiah 40:31 NKJV
But those who wait on the LORD
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Becky, St. Augustine, “Let no evil talk come out of
your mouths, but only what is useful for building up,
as there is need, so that your words may give grace to
those who hear.” Ephesians 4:29 NRSV
Larissa Simpson, Benbrook, Tx
“This is the day which the LORD has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 (NASB)